Biennale of Sydney
International Festival of Contemporary Art, Australia |
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The Biennale of Sydney is Australia’s largest and most
exciting visual arts event. Renowned for showcasing the freshest and most innovative
contemporary art from around the world the festival is held in Sydney’s
leading museums and galleries, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales
and the Museum of Contemporary Art, and features outdoor exhibition trails
along Sydney’s glorious harbour foreshore. Exciting new projects will
be created for specific public sites and outdoor locations and an international
program of performances, public talks, symposia and workshops will be held
over the duration of the Biennale.
In the 31 years from 1973 to 2004, the Biennale of Sydney has presented 14
critically acclaimed, popular and large-scale exhibitions - bringing the work
of over 1200 artists from more than 60 countries to Australia. The Biennale
of Sydney’s history is one of "firsts" in promoting cultural exchange,
championing freedom of speech and expression and challenging the status quo
in Australia. The Biennale was among the first to celebrate Australia’s
cultural and ethnic diversity (1976 & 1979); the first to show indigenous
art in an international contemporary art context (1979); the first to focus
on Asia and the contemporary art of our region (1973 & 1976); and being
among the first to present to wide audiences the art of the social change movements
which transformed Australian society (1979, 1982 & 1984).
(Press information of the organizer)
The 15 th Biennale of Sydney was organized around the conceptual framework "Zones
of Contact" and held from 8 June - 27 August 2006.
Artistic director
and curator:Charles
Merewether.
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